[Webinar] “Managing Technical Writing Teams” – Scott Abel Interviews Richard Hamilton, Friday, March 4 at 10AM PST

Join me, Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler, Friday, March 4 at 10am PST, for a lively discussion with technical documentation management expert, Richard Hamilton. We’ll discuss managing teams of technical writers in a fast changing technological world. You’ll learn tips and tricks for managing technical writers, writing projects, and technology selections, and you’ll hear real-world advice garnered from documentation managers in-the-trenches. You’ll discover the importance of managers being intimately involved in tool and technology selection, the need for collaborative authoring environments, the value of tackling fear-based perceptions and setting proper Read the full article…

Web Content 2011: Going Mobile – June 6-7, Chicago

In the world of online content, mobile is the new black! Since the advent of the iPhone, iPad, and a host of other devices, the technology community has become focused on mobility: mobile platforms, mobile applications and mobile tools. Within five years 50% of all Web traffic will come through mobile devices and more users will access the internet via mobile devices than desktops. Join me — and national content experts, marketers, strategists, developers and other industry thinkers — June 6th and 7th in sunny Chicago at Web Content 2011. Read the full article…

[Webinar] Terminology Management Matters

Join Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler, Tuesday, February 22 at 9:30am PST for A Rose by Any Other Name Is Not a Rose – Terminology Management Matters. In this free, one-hour web event, The Wrangler interviews content strategist Rahel Bailie of Intentional Design about the importance of terminology management as part of a content strategy. Terminology management has long been a staple of smart organizations involved in localization. It’s a key to consistency, accuracy, and efficiency, and ultimately strengthening of the brand. It’s also a key to serious cost-savings in Read the full article…

[InfoGraphic] Internet Speeds (And Costs) Around The World

Information Overload? How Much Information Do Earthlings Produce, Compute, and Store? Answer: A Lot

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Global Information Management: An Interview With Howard Schwartz, Howard Schwartz, Senior Vice President of Content Technologies, SDL Structured Content Technologies Division

In this exclusive interview for The Content Wrangler, Scott Abel interviews Howard Schwartz, Senior Vice President of Content Technologies, SDL Structured Content Technologies Division, about Global Information Management trends, the Innovate 2011 Conference, and more. TCW: Howard, thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to chat with us today. For my readers who don’t know who you are and what you do, can you tell us a little about yourself and your work? HS: Hi Scott, Good to speak with you. I am Senior Vice President of Content Read the full article…

Monetizing Content: Leveraging Your Content Gold Mine

By Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler I’m going to let you in on a secret: You’re sitting on a gold mine of content that is just lying around hogging up server space. Some of it may even be hidden in physical archives, concealed in printed documents, or stored on microfiche. A gold mine, you say? Yep. A big, untapped source of revenue just waiting for someone to claim it. If you’re smart, you’ll tap it as soon as possible … before your competitors realize they should be doing the same Read the full article…